Clasp.



G. GIUGLIANO.

CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2B Patented June 9, 1914.`

UNIF.

GENNARO GIUGLIANO, 0F WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

CLASP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed J une 26, 1912.

Patented June 9, 1914.

Serial No. 706,087.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, GENNARO GiUoL'LiNo, acitizen ot the United States, and resident oit' lVest Hoboken, in thecounty of Hudson and State-ot New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Glasps, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a claspto be used incombination with art-icles such as tags, labels or the like.

As shown by the drawing my invention is applied to the ends o't' a tapemeasure for holding the ends thereof when measuring articles of apparelwhereby an end of the tape measure may be attached to such articles,leaving one end of the tape measure it'ree to be manipulated as requiredin olotaining the desired measurements from the end of the measure that`is attached to the ai'ticle.

My invention also comprises novel details of improvement andcombinations of parts that will be more `tullyhereinaiiter set forth andthen pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings 'forming parthereof, wherein,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating one manner of using myimproved clasp; Fig. 2 is a tace view of a portion of one end of a tapemeasure with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewtaken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4f is a sectional view taken online 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

ln the drawing my invention is shown as applied to a tape measure whichmay be of any well known structure havingthe indieating divisions. Atone end of the tape measure is shown my Jr'orm ot clasp which may beconstructed of any suitable metal. As shown the clasp comprises a base 9oi sheet metal having an` opening 3 and an apertured 'tongue 6 which isa continuation of one of the side edges ot the base and is formed sothat the tongue is spaced from and overlaps the base to provide anopening to permit the passage oit' material under the tongue. A movabletongue la which is also a continuation of the base has the centralportion thereof constructed so that it will extend through the aperture5a in the tongue 6n so that the tongues will coperate and form clampingjaws.` The free end of the tongue l. is shown by Fig. t as terminatingin a relatively straight portion and extending through the opening 3formed in the base portion. lt is obvious that the portion extendingthrough the opening 13 forms an efficient finger piece to be grasped bythe operator when the clasp is to be released from the articleto whichit isapplied, and a'tter the tongue has been released, it again attainsits normal position due to the 'lact that the tongue is formed oit'flexible metal. It is obvious that this structure forms a clasp whichwill allow the goods to which it is applied t0 be passed edgewise of thetape measure between the tongues, and that by operating the tongue 6 thejaws may be spread to permit inser tion of the goods to be measured.

With a tape measure constructed according to my invention, any portionof the tape measure may be attached to an end thereof by one of thecatches, which would be useful in various ways, for instance, as withtailors, when they place the tape measure around their shoulders thetree portions may be detachably connected together to be retained uponthe person; for general measuring` an end of the tape measure may beattached to an article to be measured, leaving both hands free tomanipulate the clasp ttor laying the same at the desired point orpoints, and where different parts of the body are to be measured forgarments, such as illustrated in Fig. 1, the catch 9 having its openjaws extended laterally with respect to the tape measure may be appliedat any` part or edge ol the garment, and then the tape measure may becarried over the shoulders in :t'ront ot the bust and attached toanother part oit the garment; or the measure may be attached by one ofits catches to the neck portion or upper part of the garment and becarried downwardly, to measure the;

length, or 'for sleeve lengths, etc. The measure is also convenient byplacing it around the waist and attaching a required portion` wheredesired leaving both hands free to r manipulate the measure, overcomingthe requirements with ordinary tape measures `to hold the measure withboth hands, which is Y der the aperture of the tongue, a second tonguemember forming a continuation of theplate at the edge opposite the firstinentioned tongue, said second mentioned tongue ger graspy for themanipulation of the said second mentioned tongue. Y

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 24th day-of June, A. D. 1912.

GENNARO GIU GLIANO. lVitnesses 'lr. F. BOURNE,

MARIE F. WAINRIGHT.

Copie# of this patent may be obtained for Ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ILC.

